| Darcy Dueck of Solarbotics
entered his "Open Source" Autonomous Sumo. Final result:
4th place! Not bad, especially considering the extra weight of the
*&#(*^@! Linux Penguin... 8> |
| Kyle Simmons' first ever
Sumobot, Driller, built from a pair of black & Decker drill motors. If
memory serves, this is his first round robin battle. He lost fairly quickly,
but learned a great deal from all of the other competitors. The poor guy
that beat him was teased by his own team mates about beating a little kid.
Kyle did win his second battle, due to his opponents power failure, but was
still just as excited about the win. |
 | Another
of Kyle Simmons' bots, Turbie, a Turbot modeled after one of Grant's
prototype Turbots. He built this just after visiting the Solarbotics'
display at the CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) held in Toronto during the
final weeks of summer each year. |
 | Last
minute instructions from one of the volunteer judges just before two very
similar R/C Sumo bots go head to head. The near solid silicone tires
provided a great deal of traction, it came down to who was fastest on the
controls, and had the highest charge on their battery packs. |
| With 17 Pre-Registered
entries and a final count of (19) entries R/C Sumo is the most popular
competitor event and as you can tell from the picture the most popular
spectator event at WCRG. The crowd was right into the competition, cheering
on their favorites. |
 | The
judges and announcers (sorry, don't have the names on hand right now!) did a
GREAT job at the event. There was always something to see and be amused by! |
 | Spectators
taking in the Obstacle-course challenge of the Walker Triathlon. These guys
aren't much younger than the people who actually were entering the
competition. In fact one of them is watching his own walker stumble on the
carpet. We'll leave you to guess which one. |
